Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in China
China: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 7,157 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in China, 1995–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China recorded 7,157 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in China peaked at 27,356 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7,157, in 2020.
China ranks 11th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27,356 | — |
| 1996 | 25,411 | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 26,070 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 26,276 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 24,393 | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 24,711 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 20,770 | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 17,973 | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 16,119 | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 14,811 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 14,667 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 13,410 | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 12,015 | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 11,286 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 10,640 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 10,083 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 9,200 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 8,634 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 7,990 | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 7,525 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 7,379 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 7,157 | -3.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 7,157 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 207.5, 34.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 7,157 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 196, 36.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,279 | 25,411 | 27,356 | 3 |
| 2000s | 19,965 | 14,667 | 26,276 | 8 |
| 2010s | 9,816 | 7,379 | 13,410 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,157 | 7,157 | 7,157 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
- 9 Pakistan 10,877 compare
- 10 Haiti 7,574 compare
- 12 Ecuador 7,063 compare
- 13 Iraq (Central Iraq) 5,459 compare
- 14 Philippines 4,995 compare
More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in China?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in China was 7,157 in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 27,356 in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,157 in 2020.
- How does China rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- China ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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